Erftstadt

Erftstadt
The courthouse in Erftstadt The courthouse in Erftstadt
Coat of arms of Erftstadt Coat of arms
Erftstadt
Location of Erftstadt within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Volker Erner (CDU)
Area
• Total	119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	49,037
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	50374
Dialling codes	02235
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.erftstadt.de

Erftstadt is a town located about 20 km south-west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name of the town derives from the river which flows through it, the Erft. Carl Schurz, a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War was born in Erftstadt-Liblar on March 2, 1829 as was Joseph Kentenicha Catholic Priest of the Pallottine order and founder of the Schoenstatt Movement on 16 November 1885. He is also remembered as a thinker, theologian, and educationalist.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Erftstadt is twinned with:

• – Wokingham, United Kingdom (1977)
• – Viry-Châtillon, France (1980)
• – Jelenia Góra, Poland (1995)

Wards of Erftstadt

1. Ahrem
2. Blessem/Frauenthal
3. Bliesheim
4. Borr
5. Dirmerzheim
6. Erp
7. Friesheim
8. Gymnich
9. Herrig
10. Kierdorf
11. Köttingen
12. Lechenich
13. Liblar
14. Niederberg

External links

• Liblar and Carl Schurz